Adjust fill and stroke color and opacity

You can fill any selected path or shape with a solid color, a gradient, or a pattern of repeating bitmapped images. You can also remove the fill completely so that the inside of the object is fully transparent. Note that when you fill an object that has a stroke, the object is filled first and then stroked (the stroke always appears on top of the fill).

To select a fill or stroke type

On the Properties panel, in the Appearance category, do one of the following:

Click the Fill button or the Stroke button (or press X to toggle between the Fill and Stroke tabs).

Between the Fill and Stroke tabs and the Favorites swatches, click one of the four fill types (see the following sections for more information).

Pick a fill type from the four fill type buttons; here a solid blue fill is selected

No Fill To remove a fill from a path, click

No Fill press / (slash).

Solid To fill the path with a single, solid color, click Solid Fill and then pick a color with the Color Picker. Press the COMMA key to fill a path with the current solid color. Press D if you want a solid white fill with a 1-pixel black stroke.

Gradient To fill the path with a gradient, click Gradient Fill or press the PERIOD key.

Image To fill the path with a repeating pattern of a bitmapped image, select Image Fill. To the right of the color swatches next to the four fill type buttons, click More swatches, and then pick an image from the Swatch gallery. You cannot use an image swatch for a stroke.